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bever

“bever” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a beaver (aquatic mammal)
  2. a beaver's fur
  3. a 6- to 8-year-old member of the Scouts

Etymology

From Middle Low German bever (compare with Dutch bever, German Biber and English beaver). The word replaced Old Norse bjórr (compare with Norwegian Nynorsk bjor).

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